The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-11
A REGULAR MEETING.
OF COUNCIL HELD LAST NIGHT
And Devoted to the Consideration OF a
Number Of Interesting Topics-Ths
Island Park-A New Ladder Truck.
Resolutions that Raise a Racket.


Island Park-A New Ladder Truck.
q Resolutions that Raise a Racket.
A regular Bemi.mon!hly meeting Of
Council was held at the Public Building
|ast evening. The attendance was not up
10 the average, Measrs. Dobbins, Happy,
heaney, McGregor and Tracy being al.
sent from the Firat and Meesrs. Davis,
Harrell, Miller, Pracht, Prayer, Robertson
and steggar from the Second Branch the
spectators were very few in number. Sew.
eral important matters were brought up
in both branchou, and the meeting was
quite an interesting one.
The Second Branch was not called to
order until s o'clock and the next half
hour was consumed by the reading Of the
voluminous minutes Of the three last
meetings and even then considerable was
skipped over bysunanimous consent. THIS
reauing finished, the fret monthly report
OF CLERK Bowers, made under the new
annual appropriation ordinance, showing
the appropriations made to tho several
departments, the amounts expended since
January. and the remaining balances,
was read and ordered filed. :
p THE CLERKS FINANCIAL EXHIBIT,
0ut Of a total appropriation OF $780,.
264 &C there has been expended SG1,2IO 64
leaving total balance Of $751;, 2Gl Is; to
this should DO added tho Board Of Public
'Works' appropriation OF S47,782 81, which
has not yet been tonched, making the
total balance S2S5, 054 OF. In addition, tho
Board Of Public Works has a contingent
fund that has not yet been touched,
amounting to 5000 20. The remaining
balances are as follows:
Fire Department., $4,000 90; Health
Department, $5,033 10; Markets. s., sol 10 ;
Police Department, $l4 36l57; City Prison,
81. 2sG o.; Scslea Rnd Weighing, $3.50 AZ;
Real Estate, 81 800 %; Cemeteries, 1858 / !;
Salaries, sG,033 10; Contingencies, So.
$50 %: Compromise Loan. Fl, 200; Losi,
Of 1887, 1880; Loan Of 1881, $1,000 so;
Water Board, SIC, 05G 0S; Gas Workp, 500. :.
5l9 49,; Loan Of 1886, $l3.500. The First
also ordered this filed, I.s
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Maxwell at the lest meeting was taken up
as unfinished business:
Resolred, That the City Solicitor be and
is hereby authorized to commence legal
proceedings to condemn tniliciont ground
for street from South Penn to South
Broadway street, leland, through the
Waters grounds, at the south end Of South
Broadway. ~. j.Jl y. 0.Il1g. ".
TOUCHES TIE BABE BALL PARK.
This resolution contemplstes making A
set-oT the distance Of half a equare and
the width Of street, on tho north side OF
the Base Ball Park at the east end. Mr..
Maxwell said that the people living on
the two streets mentioned, were so annoy
ed by people attending the games trespass-
ing on their property by reason OF not
having q street, such as it was proposed to
have, TO pass through, that II something
was not done by the city they would take
legsl action themselves. -a
MIR. Mitchell opposed the resolution,
ststipg that while he appreciated the an.
noyance the people in that locality were
subjected to, II new street was to be
opened, 1t should be opened at the right
point, which Was about hall q square from
the point named in Mr.. Maxwell's reso-
luton; then the streets snd squares
would be uniform. +. al ~, N
Mr.. Maxwell said the people would be
content with an alley way. fa
Mr.. Healy opposed interfering in any
way with tho enterprising gentlemen VIII
had succeeded after much trouble and ex-
pense in establishing the National game
here. 9as 4r ~ ~ II
There was some further discussion and
tho matter was fiually referred to the 3.
P. W. for investigation and report. s;s;s..s,;,.
BILLS PAID AND LICENSES GRANTED.
Bills aggregating $50 son account Of the
Police Department and $7497 on account
Of the Fire Department were presented BY
the Board Of Police and Fire Commission
ers and ordered paid. Bills amounting to
SS7.3l presented by the Committee on
City Prison and s4S 4S presented by the
Health Committee, were also ordered paid,
Tho First concurred in these matters,
Auctionesr's licenses were granted to J,
@. Heryey and W. II. Haller; MI. Heryey
giving A. G. Egerter as bis surety aad MI.
Haller giving W. J. W. Cowden and ].
Z. Clator as surities. Licenses to keep
coffee houses were granted to Bony Al
binger at 1925 Wood atreet, and to Der.
nard McEntee at 1922 Main street, A
license to Keep a wholesale and retail
liquor store at No. 6 Twelfth street was
granted to Meyer & Radcliffe.
The First concurred in these matters.
When McEntee's application came up in
the First Mr.. Gavin asked permission to
ask the applicant come questions; this
was granted. Mr.. McEntee's application
was TO keep at the place formerly run by
by the Muldoon'a, corner Main and
Twentieth, where the police had auch
lively time quelling disturbance short
time since. Mr.. Gavin wanted to know
il bona .fde sale had taken place, and
was assured that such was the case.
NEW LADDER TRUCK GRANTED.
The Board Of Police and Fire Commits
sioners asked for the adoption of reso-
luton authorizing the Board TO at once
contract for safe and suitable ladder
truck, ut cost not to exceed the amount
appropriated by Council for this purpose.
Both branches adopted such resolution.
The official joint bond OF Messrs. J. Fl.
Hobbs, William Otto and Ben amin Fisher,
comprising the Board OF Public Works,
accompanied by their oaths OF office and
the official joint bond Of Jere A. Miller,
Jno. g. Hoffman, jr., W. II. Travis and
NJ. r. Wolf, composing the Board Of Po-
lice and Fire Commissioners, were ap-
proved by both branches. -.
The B. P. W. asked that $1,000 be up.
propriated as provided for in the annual
appropriation ordinance, for the compile Q.
ton OF the North. Main street pating or
dered last year, and stated that $7,709.S1
would be needed to complete the work.
y The Second Branch appropriated the
5000. n & ~,
Mr.. jaeger presented an ordinance